Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-04-28

Rscsut sdvioss from Osnsrai Amsrisa
indisass that airoue feeling Ia favor
Of the uniAsation 81 tie I've indspsnd-
ent Stasss Of thas fezisn b appsrsDt
anonR the psopls and tbat 5 new Effort
70 fern . Central AneEiean union vi
soon b made. Il h earnestly y b
bOpsd that this saogt viIl Be more sue
csasful thsn the many which have ere |
esdsd Il sad that Central AnsFisa uiIi
soon be the ssaf Of . nation stroua |
eaouek 70 command ~ isass the snail
degree Of Esspeot Fendsssd 70 tie sthsr
spanish-AmsFiean Fspubsies.
10 1873 The Eve States Of Csnfral
America. Costa Rioa, Caassmala. Hon
daFaa. EioaFagIa and ssn Salvador,
formed themselves into federal Fspub-
lie villa an area Of Ia. 0Ce sqaaEs milss
and . populatisn Of about 3.o0.0oo.
Small as this natiou was and necessary
70 the prosperity Of its psopls - union
sssnIsd 70 Be. 10 yielded 70 Internal dis
ssnsions after . brief exisassos and In
1859 The federation vas dissolved. The
history Of the Eve Fspasliss since that
tine is Q story Of alternating vars and
efforts % renew The union Unions
we're several times formed but eash
time thsy we're dissolved before gsinR
into full operation. In 1872 rsprssenta-
tivss Of the Eve States met 81 La Union,
The capital Of San Salvador. 70 form .
new confederation. bat the meeting dis
solved without accomplishing the Do
sired result. In 1875 bloody uar broke
ont between Honduras and San Salvador
and this, tsRsiheF With The opposition Of
Costa Rlea 10 the formation Of union
and the indifference os HieaEagus.
sssmed 70 reader federation impossible.
The last and most noteworthy attempt
70 unite the Eve republics vas made In
1855 By PFssidsnt BaFEios Of Guatemala.
BaErioa vas . man Of remarkable force
Of character. He vas for many years
the governing genius Of Guatemala. and
vas all powerful In the politics Of that
State. He was q great admiFer Of
A@eFiean institutions and was earnestly
desirous Of forming In Central America
q union which should be q small imita-
ton Of the great Republic. To the 40
oomplishment Of this paFpoee be de-
vetsd bis life. Himself Presidents Of
0uatsmala, be made one Of bis Iisussn-
ants, HsrnGnds Soto. President Of san
Salvador. With these two States aadeF
bis control, be deemed himself sufh-
eIsntly powerful 10 force the remaining
three States into union. At the last
moment, however. sote proved faishIess
70 bis chief and organized league. con-
sistlna Of Costa Rlea, Honduras. Mica
raRuA and San Salvador. 10 thvart bis
plan Of union. BaFFios bad gone too
FAR 10 retreat. War ensnsd. and az the
battle Of Chalehuapo be was defeated
aRd killed. II 10 10 be regretted that
the accomplishment Of his wise purpose
was prevented In large part By the effect
produced BY . resolution passed BY the
Senate Of Ihs Uaited States which has
Itily and ignorantly denounced BArriOs,
and declared him 10 be a. enemy Of
the people Of Central America. This
resolution vas used by the enemies Of
BaTrios 70 arouse the people Of the Ave
republics against him. and the ilI-timsd
action Of the Gnitsd States Senate pre-
vented the formation Of q Central
American Union.
The present movement in favor Of
uni6eation. strangely snough. 10 under
tho lead OF fernando Soto, the very
man whose traaeheFy thwarted the
plans Of Barrios. He is said 10 have
won Nicaragua 10 bis side. and the
prospect for the 6nsl union Of the Eve
States is very bright. Americans are
especially interested In the formation
Of this new union, because q stable
Government IN Central America would
insure that peace, tranquility and seour-
ity 10 property without which commerce
cannot thrive. The people Of the United
States desire TO cultivate close CONNER
cial relations With their southern neigh
bors, aRd any movement which gives
promise Of aiding them in the accom-
plishmsnt Of this purpose should 70,
Oeiys their hearty sympathy.